Me and my Fiat PUNTO in this beautiful world - 1.2 petrol variant!

rajinibm · 22nd September 2009, 09:41

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Originally Posted by balajeshi

Hi Rajini ,

Can you please share your experience on the same and also which sunfilms you have put on your car , i enquired here and the dealer is charging me 3800 Rs for Garware [Grey - 30].

The sunfilm is 3M RE35.The cost is around 3900/-.The glass if you see closely is actually reflective glasses.Would put pics up evening.

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Originally Posted by balajeshi

Thanks a lot man ...

And please share the Sunfilm specification , Brand and price .

Hey Karthik

Was travelling and lots of work,back now.So as soon as I reached work,logged in to T-BHP!
I havent put the windshield sunfilm yet in the Punto.
Maybe a couple of months down the line would get it done.

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Originally Posted by mech

Tints are great Rajini, I have also booked the same colour, can you let me know about the sun film.

Yes, you can fit 6" speaker in the front door.

Hey Mech

If you have booked a car of my colour then check out the tints which are my car.Normal black tints do not look so good in the Punto.Try these and see if you like them.

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Originally Posted by Caramelo

what!! this is crazy! so basically if you do any kind of mods. simple thing like ICE installation then your warranty goes for a toss???

so raj your warranty is gone???. should we care for warranty because its gonna go anyways it seems.

and can we have some interior pics too.

I would be giving the car for first service next week.Lets see what they say about the warranty.Have to call up FIAT and find out where the car has to be seviced.

What interior pics do you want?

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Originally Posted by darmstadtium

Hi
Me too wanna see the interiors..

Whole interiors?

rajinibm · 22nd September 2009, 10:06

Hey guys

The remote lock and rear sensors have been installed in the car.
It took close to six hours to have it done.
Four rear sensors have been installed.The sensors have been painted to match the car colour.
Would put up pics today evening.

ms001 · 22nd September 2009, 10:18

which brand of central locking did you get? please test it thoroughly , there have been instances of door opening in FIAT cars as locking and door opening lever is the same.

Ramsagar · 22nd September 2009, 10:39

Sad to hear the color fading on the bumpers,better to send a mail with these snaps attached to the Tata-fiat & let them answer this.

I really loved the BLACK dash & BLACK front grills in this variant than the silver finish in E+.Is the same for the Linea as well?

rajinibm · 22nd September 2009, 10:48

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Originally Posted by ms001

which brand of central locking did you get? please test it thoroughly , there have been instances of door opening in FIAT cars as locking and door opening lever is the same.

The remote lock is from Xenos.Product code is FW 250-1A.

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[COLOR=#800080]FW 250-1A[/COLOR]
Warranty: Life Time Warranty

* Code Hopping
* Remote Central Locking
* Entry Protection
* Vehicle Locate
* Flashing Light Indication
* Chirp while arm/disarm
* Silent mode arm/disarm
* Open Door Warning
* Panic Mode
* Power Door Lock
* Nuisance Prevention
* Memory/LED indication Alarm
* Passive Arming/Locking
* Auto Re-arm/Lock
* Override Arm
* Valet Mode
* Reverse Alarm
* Stereo Protection
* Progressive alarm
* Electronic learn remote
* Vehicle Immobilizer

Yes absolutely will see how it works for some time.

darmstadtium · 24th September 2009, 10:20

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Originally Posted by rajinibm

Whole interiors?

Nope.Just the dashboard.. Thanks

mech · 24th September 2009, 15:18

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Originally Posted by rajinibm

Hey Mech

If you have booked a car of my colour then check out the tints which are my car.Normal black tints do not look so good in the Punto.Try these and see if you like them.

Thanks Rainji, anyhow I took a black Punto on Saturday and got Lumar tints free with that

rajinibm · 24th September 2009, 15:35

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Originally Posted by mech

Thanks Rainji, anyhow I took a black Punto on Saturday and got Lumar tints free with that

Thats great!Congrats!Do post pics of the new car!Black looks stunning!

rajinibm · 24th September 2009, 22:59

This is how the dashboard looks.

a.Speedometer
b.Fuel Guage
c.temperature guage
d.tachometer

The pics show:

a.Distance travelled till date
b.Total distance travelled in hrs- trip time
c.Distance to empty-this works only till the warning indicator, which means according to the manual 7 litres of petrol remaining.
d.Instant fuel counsumption
e.Fuel consumed for a particular trip - trip meter ( the difference is active variant and emotion etc variant is that active does not have trip B data, it has only trip a data)

The pics have come out a bit dark.is this what you wanted to see?

rajinibm · 24th September 2009, 23:21

Hey guys

Today while driving something hit my legs and I put my hands down and since it was dark could not see much and felt something like plastic in my hands,pulled the car over and switched on the lights and i see the panel to the right of the steering wheel has come off.I tried to put it back on.It felt like there are two like strips which stick on to the other side and this has come off.
Anyone else has faced this?
After this when I start the car and move - when i leave the clutch and press the accel a grind grind grind thud thud thud sound comes and goes away and comes on again once i let go of the aceel and then press it again.Its very prominent and have to see why this sound is coming.

Have to call up Fiat now and see which dealer would put it back on as till now there is no confirmation on which dealer would service my car.

mech · 24th September 2009, 23:26

Hey Rajini,
You have a very strange problem man. Very sad about it. Will check it in my car tomorrow.

Does the remote locking works properly? How much does it costs

Gandhi · 24th September 2009, 23:27

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Originally Posted by rajinibm

i see the panel to the right of the steering wheel has come off.I tried to put it back on.It felt like there are two like strips which stick on to the other side and this has come off.

This looks really bad. Take the car to TASS as soon as possible.

rajinibm · 24th September 2009, 23:31

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Originally Posted by mech

does the remote locking works properly?
How much does it costs

yes works good.no hitches yet.costed me three thousand rupees.

Gilead · 24th September 2009, 23:32

That's a sad sight. Yet another example of Fiat's shoddy plastics and QC. I hope you are able to resolve the strange noise.

ms001 · 24th September 2009, 23:40

did they do something in that portion while installing the central locking system

22nd September 2009, 10:06	#47
rajinibm BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 181 Thanked: 39 Times	Hey guys The remote lock and rear sensors have been installed in the car. It took close to six hours to have it done. Four rear sensors have been installed.The sensors have been painted to match the car colour. Would put up pics today evening.
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22nd September 2009, 10:18	#48
ms001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 1,003 Thanked: 162 Times	which brand of central locking did you get? please test it thoroughly , there have been instances of door opening in FIAT cars as locking and door opening lever is the same.
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22nd September 2009, 10:39	#49
Ramsagar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BLR_Nellore(AP) Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 252 Times View My Garage	Sad to hear the color fading on the bumpers,better to send a mail with these snaps attached to the Tata-fiat & let them answer this. I really loved the BLACK dash & BLACK front grills in this variant than the silver finish in E+.Is the same for the Linea as well?
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24th September 2009, 22:59	#54
rajinibm BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 181 Thanked: 39 Times	This is how the dashboard looks. a.Speedometer b.Fuel Guage c.temperature guage d.tachometer The pics show: a.Distance travelled till date b.Total distance travelled in hrs- trip time c.Distance to empty-this works only till the warning indicator, which means according to the manual 7 litres of petrol remaining. d.Instant fuel counsumption e.Fuel consumed for a particular trip - trip meter ( the difference is active variant and emotion etc variant is that active does not have trip B data, it has only trip a data) The pics have come out a bit dark.is this what you wanted to see? Attached Thumbnails
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24th September 2009, 23:21	#55
rajinibm BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 181 Thanked: 39 Times	panel next to steering came off and strange sounds Hey guys Today while driving something hit my legs and I put my hands down and since it was dark could not see much and felt something like plastic in my hands,pulled the car over and switched on the lights and i see the panel to the right of the steering wheel has come off.I tried to put it back on.It felt like there are two like strips which stick on to the other side and this has come off. Anyone else has faced this? After this when I start the car and move - when i leave the clutch and press the accel a grind grind grind thud thud thud sound comes and goes away and comes on again once i let go of the aceel and then press it again.Its very prominent and have to see why this sound is coming. Have to call up Fiat now and see which dealer would put it back on as till now there is no confirmation on which dealer would service my car. Attached Thumbnails
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24th September 2009, 23:26	#56
mech BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: CBE/ BLR Posts: 57 Thanked: 18 Times	Hey Rajini, You have a very strange problem man. Very sad about it. Will check it in my car tomorrow. Does the remote locking works properly? How much does it costs Last edited by mech : 24th September 2009 at 23:29.
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24th September 2009, 23:32	#59
Gilead Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,142 Thanked: 60 Times	That's a sad sight. Yet another example of Fiat's shoddy plastics and QC. I hope you are able to resolve the strange noise.
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24th September 2009, 23:40	#60
ms001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 1,003 Thanked: 162 Times	did they do something in that portion while installing the central locking system
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